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Ricardo wächst weiter: Erstmals über 1.5 Mio. aktive Nutzer*innen im 2022 Der Schweizer Online-Marktplatz Ricardo blickt auf ein weiteres erfolgreiches Jahr zurück. Mit 1.56 Millionen aktiven Nutzer*innen waren in der über 23-jährigen Geschichte von Ricardo noch nie so viele Mitglieder aktiv auf der Plattform wie im Jahr 2022. 516’000 Personen haben insgesamt 12.5 Millionen Artikel eingestellt – und mehr als die Hälfte davon auch erfolgreich...

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase from the $20,400 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $22,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $22,450 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to move up if it stays above the $21,500 resistance zone. Bitcoin price is rising above $22,000 against the US Dollar. BTC might extend gains if...

Der Kanton Neuenburg, ein wichtiger Akteur in der Schweizer Blockchain-Industrie, ist seit diesem Jahr Mitglied der Swiss Blockchain Federation. Der Kanton Neuenburg, ein wichtiger Akteur in der Schweizer Blockchain-Industrie, ist seit dem 1. Januar 2023 Mitglied der Swiss Blockchain Federation. Mit vereinten Kräften soll die Schweiz als international anerkannter Blockchain-Standort weiter gestärkt werden. Der Kanton Neuenburg hat in den letzten...

Certain Bitcoin investors are selling while they can after the primary cryptocurrency reclaimed $23,000 earlier this month, according to Glassnode.  The blockchain intelligence provider’s latest report reviews recent on-chain behavioral patterns exhibited by both short and long-term holders.  Exiting While They Can The newsletter, posted on Monday, begins by examining Bitcoin’s price, which have reclaimed “multiple on-chain pricing models.”  One model includes the investor...

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) urged firms to set apart customers’ cryptocurrency holdings from their own assets. The watchdog argued that co-mingling funds could trigger a significant financial loss for investors. The NYDFS’ Recommendation New York’s financial watchdog issued guidance to state-regulated companies on how they should better protect clients in the event of potential insolvency. It outlined the increasing interest in cryptocurrencies...

Blockstream, a leading bitcoin infrastructure provider, announced on January 24 that it had raised $125 million in funding to expand its institutional bitcoin mining services. This fundraising round was led by Kingsway Capital, a UK-based private equity fund, and included participation from other investors such as Fulgur Ventures and Cohen & Company Capital Markets. This is the first fundraising for Blockstream since its 2021 Series B round, where the company raised $210...

Nayib Bukele – the President of El Salvador – revealed that the government repaid its $800 million bond plus interest the same day it was set to mature. Settling the bond comes despite the pessimistic views that the nation will experience financial challenges due to its bitcoin forays. ‘We Just Paid in Full’ El Salvador’s political leader, who is among the biggest proponents of bitcoin, announced the news on Twitter, regretting that most international media outlets did not...

The so-called “Bitcoin Jesus,” Roger Ver, has been summoned to repay over $20 million in damages to Genesis after failing to settle certain cryptocurrency options transactions before the payment deadline.  The investor has been given 20 days to answer the summons, after which he will be forced to pay reparations by default. As reported by Offshore Alert, the filing was submitted by a British Virgin Islands-domiciled affiliate of Genesis, which designated New York Country as...

Pantera Capital – a blockchain-focused institutional asset manager – has released a report reviewing the state of the blockchain industry in 2022, and what to expect on the technological and adoption front going forward. The report predicted that crypto has already bottomed and that the next market cycle will be defined by greater adoption of decentralized finance (Defi).  The Era of Defi According to Pantera’s co-Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Joey Krug, the crypto industry...

The year started on a bullish note which aided the world’s largest altcoin to sprint towards its pre-FTX market cap levels. Days after struggling to overcome $1,600, Ethereum finally climbed past the resistance level on Tuesday amidst a broader market rally. Even as certain group of investors looking to pocket quick gains began offloading the token, this has not affected the growing appeal of the network. Ethereum Ownership According to the latest data by IntoTheBlock, there...